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Captured ship: St Paul of Bruges or Nieuwpoort (master Jean de Basse, otherwise Jan...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1951/6

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Paul of Bruges or Nieuwpoort (master Jean de Basse, otherwise Jan... dating from [1674 Jan 23] in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1951/6
Date
[1674 Jan 23]
Description

Captured ship: St Paul of Bruges or Nieuwpoort (master Jean de Basse, otherwise Jan de Baest).

History: a Flemish (Spanish Netherlands) merchant ship (30 tons, a former English prize, built in Whitby or Scarborough), bound from Ostend to Plymouth, in ballast; stopped in January 1674 in the port of Plymouth first by HMS Morning Star (Francis Reed commanding), and then by HMS Swan (Thomas Benning commanding).

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: standing interrogatories;
  • [CP 2]: examinations taken at Plymouth, 23 January 1673/1674;
  • [CP 3]: claim of Legar van de Waller, merchant of Bruges.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/7/72; HCA 32/9/70
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21119924/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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